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| hough [ hawkh ] |
noun (plural houghs) |
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1. U.K. zoology Same as hock1 (sense 1)
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2. Scotland food cut of beef: a cut of beef from the leg, used in stewing
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transitive verb (past and past participle houghed, present participle houghing, 3rd person present singular houghs) |
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U.K. hamstring: to hamstring an animal
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| [ Old English hōh "heel" < Germanic] |
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